tramadol

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tramadol

Tramadol ( INN ) (pronounced /?trćm?d?l/ ) is a CNS depressant and analgesic , used for treating moderate to severe pain . It is a synthetic agent, and it appears to have actions at the ?-opioid receptor as well as the noradrenergic and serotonergic systems.
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Tramadol ( INN ) (pronounced /?trćm?d?l/ ) is a CNS depressant and analgesic , used for treating moderate to severe pain . It is a synthetic agent, and it appears to have actions at the ?-opioid receptor as well as the noradrenergic and serotonergic systems. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Tramadol was developed by the German pharmaceutical company Grünenthal GmbH in the late 1970s and marketed under the trade name Tramal . [ 4 ] Grünenthal has also cross licensed the drug to many other pharmaceutical companies that market it under various names such as MEDTRAP(NEOMED) Ultram and ULTRAM® ER . Tramadol's chemical structure is quite different from those of opioids. The closest chemical relative of tramadol in clinical use is tapentadol , which is a member of the same chemical class as tramadol and also developed by Grünethal.
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used to relieve moderate to moderately severe pain. It may be used to treat pain caused by surgery and chronic conditions such as cancer or joint pain. Tramadol is in a class of medications called opiate (narcotic) analgesics.